Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-01-14
IN 1CT.
To establish the Oregon state weather ser

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vice, and making appropriation therefor.
The people of thestatc of Oregon, represen-
led IN the senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION I. There shall be established at
the state univc rsily at Eugene, central Office
Tor meteorological observations, to be known
and designated as the Oregon state weather
service
SECTION ?. The president of the state
university and the president of the state board
OF Agr. shall constitute two membersof a board
Of control, and the chef signal Office of the
army shall appoint the third member of the
said board.
SECTION 8. The members Of the board Of
control, except that one appointed by the
chief signal officer, shall be commissioned by
the governor, and be duly qualified as like
officers of the state
SECTION 4. The said board of control
shall appoint a competent director OF the state
weather service, without compensation, and
shall audit all accounts 1.-THE director, and
shall receive his monthlyand annual reports and
transmit the same and they shall also transmit
to the governor report detailing the expen-
ditures of the service
SECTION 5. 1t shall be the duty OF said
director by and with the advice of the board
OF control, 10 establish volunteer weather sta
tons throughout the state at such points as
are found ,nact pr,cticaI,la ,rA - .,,,,.,.,. :,
the same, TO receive reports therefrom and re
ducc the same TO tabular form and to dissent
nate the results ofthe same by all available
means and make report monthly with other
meteorological papers for the state printer for
publication as Oregon weather reports, and to
make an annual report to the board of control
detailing the operation Of the service during
the year. 1t shall furthur be the duty Of the
sad director to promptly disseminate through
out the state by any means approved by the
said board Of control information concern
ing the approach of storms, or any other in
formation of urgent importance received
through the Y. S. singal service or otherwise.
SECTION 6. The state printer shall print
two thousand copies of each monthly and an
nual report, one thousand copies of each shall
be distributed by the said board of control
and one thousand copies shall be delivered to
the secretary Of state to be distributed by him
IN the same manner as other state documents.
The state printer shall print such blanks, cir
cuiars aud other forms as may be required by
said board of control.
SECTION 7. There Is hereby appropriated
the sum of $1,000 out OF any funds not Other
wise appropriated for the establishment of such
standard meteorological instruments as The
board Of control may direct for efficient work.
ing ofthe service.
SECTIONS. There is further appropriated
the sum of $1,000 out of any funds not other
wise appropriated for the two years ending
Iunc 80, 1880, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary for the purpose of.mcetIng the ex-
penses OF carrying out this act, and for other
necessary expenses connected with the same.
No money shall be expended except upon the
order OF the director, approved by the board
of control.
SECTION 9. This act shall take effect from
and after lis passage.
Among the advantages claimed for such
service as the above will indicate, are the fol-
lowing: that it will publicly disseminate
knowledge in the shape of public
document which will become an official mcte-
geological record for use in scientific investi.
CATION and legal Cases, and Of great benefit to
intending settlers. That it will inaugurate
and apply system of dissemination of wealth
er for casts by signal telegraph and telephone
which will be highly beneficial to the agricul-
ture and horticultural industries and to the
growing citrus, wine and other interests of
the people ofthe state
That it will lead to better knowledge of
the water supply as affecting reservoirs, arte-
sian wells, drainage and works of general util-
ity, and also the effects of forests and their
elevation relating to the precipitation of mois-
ture.
That it will greatly facilitate the work Of
the U. S. signal service by which means
broader generalization are made and closer
and more reliable predictions are rendered
possible.
The following named states, at the present
time support astale weather service, Alabama,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, Misis-
sppi ard the New England States, Pennsyl-
vania and California will undoubtedly cstab-
lish similar services al the present session of
their legislatures and shall Oregon show less
progressiveness?